The Lok Sabha on December 05, 2025, Introduced the National Medical Commission (Amendment) Bill, 2024 to further amend the National Medical Commission Act, 2019.
The following amendment have been stated:
• In section 14 of the National Medical Commission Act, 2019, in sub-section (3) after the existing proviso the following proviso shall be inserted, namely:-
"Provided further that notwithstanding anything contained in any provision of this Act, the provisions of this section shall not apply, in relation to the National Eligibility cum-Entrance Test, at the undergraduate level or postgraduate or super speciality level for admission in State Government colleges, State Universities, constituent colleges of the said State Universities, State medical educational institutions and State Government seats in Private Colleges affiliated to the State Universities, unless the concerned State has voluntarily opted for such National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test.".
• In section 15 of the principal Act, in sub-section (6), after the existing proviso, the following proviso shall be inserted, namely:-
"Provided further that this section shall not apply to persons studying in the State Government colleges, State Universities, constituent colleges of the said State Universities, State medical educational institutions and Private Colleges affiliated to the State Universities, unless the concerned State Government has voluntarily opted for the National Exit Test.".
• In section 33 of the principal Act, in sub-section (1), after the existing proviso, the following proviso shall be inserted, namely:-
"Provided further that any person who has completed his undergraduate medical course from college, university and medical institutions other than Central Government institution in States which have opted out of the National Exit Test, shall, after the completion of his undergraduate medical course, be entitled to a license to practice medicine and shall have his name and qualifications be registered on the rolls of the State or National Register, as the case may be.".
[Bill No. 168 of 2024]
